High And Dry Theme
Sunday, August 30, 2026 · 12:24 PM
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Hot with highs in the mid to upper nineties west of the plateau this week. Major to extreme heat risk is expected by the middle of the week with heat index values in the triple digits. Very low rain chances through midweek. High and dry! Western ridge building in! Afternoon highs climbing higher! Dew points up! Overnight lows upper sixties to lower seventies! Monday repeats! Upper eighties to mid nineties! Heat indices creeping up! One hundred five by Tuesday! One hundred to one hundred seven through Friday! Minimal rain! Zero relief! High and dry theme! High and dry theme! High and dry theme! High and dry theme! Midweek lock! Low to mid seventies overnight! Ridge holds power through Wednesday! Thursday loses strength! Isolated storm threat breaks the sky! Next weekend! Upper ridge shifts west! Middle Tennessee drops! Temperatures fall back to normal! High and dry theme! High and dry theme! High and dry theme! High and dry theme! Triple digits! Heat locks down! High and dry!
The forecast discussion
KEY MESSAGES
Updated at 1224 PM CDT Sun Aug 30 2026
- Hot with highs in the mid to upper 90s west of the plateau this week.
- Major to extreme heat risk is expected by the middle of the week with heat index values in the triple digits.
- Very low rain chances through midweek.
SHORT TERM
(Rest of today through Monday) Issued at 1041 AM CDT Sun Aug 30 2026
High and dry is the theme of this forecast.
The western upper ridge influences continue to build into the area.
Highs this afternoon will be a couple of degrees warmer than yesterday.
Dew points are also a couple of degrees higher which will keep overnight low in the upper 60s to lower 70s tonight.
Monday looks very similar with highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s.
With the ridge building in, the area will remain dry.
LONG TERM
(Monday Night through next Sunday) Issued at 1041 AM CDT Sun Aug 30 2026
The ridge continues to build during the midweek period with afternoon heat indices creeping up to around 105 by Tuesday and continuing in the 100-107 range through Friday.
Relief overnight will be limited with lows in the low to mid 70s.
Rain chances will continue to be minimal through Wednesday.
The ridge will start to lose some strength on Thursday which may allow for a couple of isolated storms.
Models continue to indicate that the upper ridge will shift westward next weekend allowing for temperatures to fall back closer to normal for Middle Tennessee along with some isolated afternoon storms.